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I got the latest JLU packs from a collector on another site I go to! The non repack figures in these packs are Amanda Waller, General Eiling, Blackhawk and Samurai, Black Vulcan and Apache Chief. I'm not one of those DC collectors that revels too much in Superfriends nostalgia and didn't even buy the DCUC Wonder Twins w. Gleek while at Comic Con but this pack is awesome!

I saw it mentioned on the Fwoosh that a new wave of the 1:50 vehicle line is out including the Burtonwing, the Batpod (you were right, JT), and a battle damaged version of the B:TAS Batmobile.

I was? What was I right about?

Damn I am going to hate hunting down the Batwing, but I gotta have it.
Also for those that might not know, the Burtonmobile, desert camo Tumbler and Super Friends Batmobile have been out for a month or two.

I've been running into the Desert Camo Tumbler a lot, and then a few times the Superfriends Batmobile. But I'm glad I bought the Burtonmobile at Comic-Con, would hate hunting it down. The Superfriends mold went wrong somehow between proto photos and final release, the production one is so square and boring and lacking the finesse of the proto that I couldn't drop $8 on it.

Aside from nostalgia, what is the appeal of the Mego re-release lines?

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.

I was worried that the Batpod would only be available in the 2-pack at SDCC, but you mentioned there was no way that would be happen. It wouldn't be unusual for Mattel to do, so I was still a bit concerned about it until seeing that it was released to a wave.

"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid.""I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form.""We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"

Aside from nostalgia, what is the appeal of the Mego re-release lines?

It's almost 100 percent nostalgia for me, don't know about others. It is very difficult to find a complete vintage figure in good shape, so I imagine this will be an affordable way for collectors to fill in the gaps in their Mego WGSH collections. That, and they are making some characters (like Green Lantern) that were never part of the original lineup; sort of like the retro Trek line did with Sulu and Chekov, and remaking the Gorn to be more accurate.

In fact, I have an extra Black Canary and Green Arrow to dangle as trade fodder for wave 10 figures.

Hmmmm... we'll have to see what turns up.

I'm not too worried about wave 9 though. I've seen them (for way too much) at comic shops, and eventually they'll show up at the bigger stores here. It's wave 10 that I'm sure I'll never see... not that I go to Walmart much anyway.

Originally Posted by JediTricks

Aside from nostalgia, what is the appeal of the Mego re-release lines?

Wow... seriously? That question on a site catering to adults who collect Star Wars toys seems just a little ironic.

In this case nostalgia counts for a lot, but there's also something to be said for the fact that they look like fun toys. They aren't all characters that were made by Mego either. From the first wave, I think only Superman was a character that Mego released (and Lex Luthor as a 12" figure.)